Woman dies

Photographer on the way

Our photographer is on the way to the scene find out what the situation is like on the ground.

We will bring you their insights and photos as soon as possible.

15:48

Heavy traffic

Google Maps is showing heavy traffic around Boston town centre, something which is not being helped by the closure of Wide Bargate.

The road is predicted to be closed for the next couple of hours while emergency services deal with the incident.

Heavy traffic around Boston town centre (Image: Google Maps)

15:24

Police update

Lincolnshire Police has issued an update on the incident.

Boston RTC update - a woman in her 40's has been seriously injured and taken to hospital. The driver of a grey Citroen has been taken to hospital with minor injuries. The road is closed and will remain so for the next few hours. Witnesses should call 101, Inc 197 of 1/7 refers

Person trapped under car

One witness who has been past the scene says they saw a car had crashed into the window of the Specsavers and it appeared that someone was trapped under the car.

14:23

Ambulances at scene

A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed two ambulances are at the scene.

He said:

We received a call at 1.37pm on 1 July to Wide Bargate in Boston.

The caller reported there had been a road traffic collision.

We sent two crewed ambulances and a LIVES community first responder.

We are still on scene.

14:22

Crash outside Specsavers

The incident has taken place outside the Specsavers in Wide Bargate in the town centre.

Specsavers in Boston (Image: Google Street View)

14:17

Police on the scene

Lincolnshire Police has tweeted that its officers are on the scene of a serious crash in Boston town centre.

Emergency services on scene at a serious RTC on Wide Bargate, Boston outside of Specsavers Opticians. The vehicle was being driven by a driver in her 80's. Please avoid the area while we deal with this incident. Injuries are being assessed we will provide an update when we can